Before her 2022 kicks off Callista Clark is spending some time at home between the holidays – but that doesn’t mean she’s taking a break from making music.
Armed with only her guitar and a camera to capture her performance, Callista sat down and sang a Tim McGraw song.
With the message “One of my fav Tim McGraw songs – ‘Hard To Say Mad At'” Callista shared this video…
Not only did fans love it – Tim McGraw himself commented too, “One of my favorites too. Great job!”
“Hard To Stay Mad At” is from Tim’s 2020 album, Here On Earth.
A lot of people are recording their own cover versions of Callista Clark’s current single “It’s ‘Cause I Am” from her EP, Real To Me.
Nigel Warrior and Ethan Wolf had an unforgettable week, recording their first NFL tackle and reception, respectively, highlighting the 16th week of play for former Tennessee Volunteers in the NFL.
Jalen Reeves-Maybin continued to make an impact on the Detroit defense. This week, he notched seven tackles, forced a late fumble that gave the Lions a chance to win the game, and recorded a pass breakup. His head coach Dan Campbell has taken notice of his play recently, saying “when he’s been out there on defense and on special teams he’s just, he makes plays. He’s a football player. That doesn’t go unnoticed.”
For the Vol-heavy New Orleans Saints, Ethan Wolf made a pair of catches on Monday Night Football after being elevated from the practice squad earlier that day. After spending his first four seasons on various practice squads, Wolf recorded his first career NFL reception in his second NFL game. Bryce Thompson was also elevated to the 53-man roster for the first time in his young NFL career. Shy Tuttle tied a career high with six tackles, and Alvin Kamara led the team in rushing with 52 yards after being named to the 2022 NFL Pro Bowl (his fifth Pro Bowl nod) last Wednesday.
Saints TE Ethan Wolf / Credit: UT Athletics
Joshua Palmer caught his third touchdown of the season for the Chargers. The rookie had five receptions in total, amassing 43 yards against the Texans.
Cordarrelle Patterson found the endzone on the ground, his sixth rushing touchdown this year and 11th total, as the Falcons picked up a 20-16 win at home.
Nigel Warrior secured a career milestone, wrapping up his first NFL tackle on a snowy Sunday afternoon in Seattle.
A full recap of the Vol performances below as the teams enter week 17 action hoping to put their squads in playoff contention with only two weeks remaining in the NFL regular season.
Derek Barnett – DE – Eagles Wrapped up four tackles in a win over the Giants
Marquez Callaway – WR – Saints Caught four passes for 46 yards against Miami
Justin Coleman – DB – Dolphins Placed on the COVID-19 Reserve list for week 16
Dustin Colquitt – P – Browns Only had one punt for 37 yards against Green Bay
Morgan Cox – LS – Titans Successfully converted nine snaps (five punts, two extra points, two field goals) in a Thursday night victory over the 49ers
Jason Croom – TE – Eagles Injured Reserve
Joshua Dobbs – QB – Steelers Injured Reserve
Alex Ellis – TE – Cardinals Practice Squad
Malik Jackson – DT – Browns Had one tackle against the Packers
Ja’Wuan James – OL – Ravens Injured Reserve
Jauan Jennings – WR – 49ers Made a pair of grabs for 19 yards against the Titans
Alexander Johnson – LB – Broncos Injured Reserve
Jakob Johnson – FB – Patriots Caught one pass for nine yards in a loss to Buffalo
Alvin Kamara – RB – Saints Gained 52 yards on the ground in 13 attempts on Monday night against the Dolphins. Kamara was named to the 2022 NFL Pro Bowl last Wednesday
John Kelly – RB – Browns Practice Squad
Josh Malone – WR – Packers Practice Squad
Khalil McKenzie – G/DT – Ravens Returned to action with Baltimore, securing a pair of tackles against Cincinnati
Emmanuel Moseley – CB – 49ers Injured Reserve
Michael Palardy – P – Dolphins Had six punts for 255 yards, three of which were downed inside the 20
Joshua Palmer – WR – Chargers Had his third touchdown reception of the season and picked up 43 yards on five catches against Houston
Cordarrelle Patterson – WR – Falcons Scored Atlanta’s opening touchdown on the ground in a 20-16 win over Detroit
Kyle Phillips – DL – Jets Made one tackle in a 26-21 win over the Jaguars
Jalen Reeves-Maybin – LB – Lions Continues to produce at a high level, making seven tackles, forcing his second fumble of the season, and adding a pass breakup
Trey Smith – OL – Chiefs Did not allow a sack in 69 snaps against Pittsburgh in a 36-10 victory
Luke Stocker – TE – Vikings Played in his 10th contest this season against the Rams
Cameron Sutton – CB – Steelers Started his 14th game of the season at Kansas City
Darrell Taylor – DE – Seahawks Recorded three tackles against Chicago
Bryce Thompson – CB – Saints Called up to the Saints’ active roster for the first time in his career
Shy Tuttle – DL – Saints Tied a career high with six tackles on Monday Night Football against the Dolphins
Kendal Vickers – DE – Raiders Did not play in the win over Denver
Nigel Warrior – DB – Seahawks Registered his first career NFL tackle against Chicago
Ethan Wolf – TE – Saints Made his first career NFL reception, catching two passes for eight yards on Monday night
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 7/9 Tennessee (11-1) and Alabama (9-2) open 2021-22 Southeastern Conference action on Thursday evening in Knoxville.
The Lady Vols and Crimson Tide are set to tip off at 6:32 p.m. in Thompson-Boling Arena in what will be the final game of 2021 for both programs. The UT and UA men’s teams also opened league play against one another, facing off on Wednesday evening at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa.
Thursday night’s match-up marks the end of a five-game run of home events in December for UT and the sixth home tilt out of seven total contests during the year’s final month.
Tennessee returned from winter break to a week with three games, starting at home with Chattanooga on Monday and then looking ahead to Alabama on Thursday and then at Arkansas on Sunday. The Lady Vols opened the trio of games with a resounding 91-51 romp over Chattanooga, shooting 54.4 percent from the field via a season-best 30 assists, out-rebounding the Mocs, 56-24, and holding UTC to 22.6 shooting from the field.
Alabama, meanwhile, has been idle since Dec. 13, when the Crimson Tide claimed its seventh-straight victory with an 84-50 triumph over Sam Houston in Tuscaloosa. The Tide had games slated for Dec. 16 at Little Rock and Dec. 20 vs. Winthrop, but those games were canceled because of a flu outbreak at UALR and then due to COVID protocol within the UA program for the contest vs. WU. Of note, Bama met UT’s most recent opponent, Chattanooga, on Dec. 5, and registered a 16-point victory over the Mocs.
Rae Burrell – Lady Vols / Credit: UT Athletics
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Andy Brock (play-by-play) and LVFL Kamera Harris (analyst) will be on the call for the SECN+ broadcast.
All of the games included in the ESPN package (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
The contest also can be heard on Lady Vol Network radio stations and by audio stream, with Mickey Dearstone behind the microphone. Now calling the action for his 23rd season, Dearstone is joined by studio host Bobby Rader.
A link to the live audio stream can be found on each game’s Hoops Central page or the Lady Vol schedule on UTSports.com.
For a list of Lady Vol Network affiliates, please click on the Fans tab at the top of UTSports.com, select Vol Network and then click on Vol Network Affiliates.
Air time for games on the Lady Vol Radio Network generally occurs 30 minutes prior to tip-off.
GAME PROMOTIONS
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For additional details and information, please call 865-974-1734 or visit the Fans tab on UTSports.com and click on the Fan Experience link.
LADY VOLS, HARPER IN SEC OPENERS
Tennessee is 33-6 all-time in its first SEC game of a season, including 18-3 at home and 15-3 on the road after defeating No. 13/13 Arkansas in Knoxville on Jan. 7, 2021, 88-73.
The Lady Vols have won their past seven SEC openers, last losing to LSU, 80-77, on Jan. 2, 2014.
Kellie Harper is 2-0 at UT in SEC openers, winning vs. Missouri and Arkansas in her first two seasons.
In its first SEC home game of the season, Tennessee is now 34-5, winning four of its last five such games.
The Lady Vols are 30-9 in their initial SEC road game of a season after defeating LSU in 2020-21, winning 11 of the past 12.
Harper is 1-1 in UT’s first SEC road game of the season, falling at Kentucky in 2020 and defeating LSU last season.
TENNESSEE IN SEC PLAY
UT is 414-88 (.825) in SEC regular-season games through 2020-21, winning 18 regular-season championships and capturing 17 SEC tourney titles.
Tennessee Head Coach Kellie Harper is 19-10 in SEC games in her third year leading the team and has a 2-2 record in SEC Tourney play.
UT tied for third in 2019-20 and finished third outright in 2020-21, marking its best back-to-back outcomes in league play since taking second in 2013-14 and first in 2014-15.
The Lady Vols were picked second in the 2021-22 SEC Preseason Media Poll and No. 3 in the SEC Preseason Coaches Poll, marking their best positions since 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively.
LOTS OF CONNECTIONS IN THIS ONE
This year’s Tennessee squad features three players who hail from Alabama, two coaches who spent their childhood in the state, and two more coaches who worked at a university there. Alabama features a former UT staffer on its payroll.
Dye and Bama’s Brittany Davis were teammates at Gulf Coast State College in 2018-19 and helped the school to a JUCO national title.
UT assistant Samantha Williams was born in Luverne, Ala., before later moving to Louisville, Ky., while Joy McCorvey is from Brewton, Ala., and graduated from T.R. Miller High School.
Head coach Kellie Harper spent two years from 1999-2001 on Joe Ciampi’s staff at Auburn (admin. asst., then assistant coach), while Jon Harper graduated from Auburn and spent three seasons as a practice player, manager and intern for Ciampi from 1996-99.
Alabama director of operations Brian Johnson is in his sixth season with the Tide and spent four seasons on Holly Warlick’s Lady Vol staff as a manager, graduating from UT in 2016.
ABOUT THE LADY VOLS
The Lady Vols are one of the nation’s biggest stories of 2021-22, opening up at 11-1 against one of the NCAA’s toughest schedules despite losing returning starters Rae Burrell and Marta Suárez to injuries and with Jordan Horston missing two games.
Tennessee is among the nation’s best at rebounding and defending, but its offense is emerging with different members of the team stepping up each game and younger players gaining experience.
Eleven different players have scored in double figures this season, including eight who have done so in multiple games. Karoline Striplin became the eighth Lady Vol to twice hit double figures, doing so with 10 vs. ETSU and 12 against Chattanooga.
The Lady Vols had at least one player record a double-double in the first 11 games this season, led by Tamari Key with six (including a triple-double), Jordan Horston with five, Alexus Dye with two and Kaiya Wynn with one.
That gives Tennessee 14 total double-doubles this year, surpassing the total of 13 in all of 2020-21.
The 11-game streak, which was both a season-opening UT record and an overall program best, came to an end vs. UTC. Karoline Striplin (12/9) and Alexus Dye (15/8) were oh-so-close to continuing the run.
Over the last four games, there are five Lady Vols averaging double figures in points, including Tamari Key (12.8), Jordan Horston (12.0), Sara Puckett (12.0), Alexus Dye (11.0) and Keyen Green (10.3). Karoline Striplin nearly gives UT six players in double figures during that span, putting up 9.7 ppg.
During that stretch, UT has a scoring margin of +29.3, a rebounding margin of +21.5 and 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio (88-59). UT also is shooting 44.7 percent from the field while allowing only 30.5 percent by its opponents.
UT has shown itself to be a tough, gritty team, coming from behind in the fourth quarter four times this season to win games (Southern Illinois, South Florida, Texas, Va. Tech). UT also came from 20-down in the second quarter vs. No. 3/3 Stanford, cutting the deficit to three in the second half with a 17-0 run spanning the second and third periods before eventually falling to the Cardinal.
Tennessee is led by 6-2 junior guard Jordan Horston, who paces the team in scoring (15.1 ppg.), rebounding (9.4) and assists (3.9 apg.) in a breakout season. She missed the Chattanooga game due to illness.
Horston is second on the team with five double-doubles and has topped UT in scoring six times.
Alexus Dye, a 6-0 forward, is second among active UT players in scoring at 10.3 ppg. She is third in rebounding at 8.4 rpg.
Tamari Key, a 6-6 junior center, is putting up 10.2 ppg. and 9.3 rpg. to go along with 3.6 bpg. She had a triple-double of 10 points, 18 rebounds and 10 blocks in UT’s 74-70 OT victory over No. 12/21 Texas and her block average currently ranks No. 1 all-time among Lady Vols in a season and No. 4 in the nation. Key leads Tennessee with six double-doubles thus far and has hit season highs in scoring in three of her past four games, including 18 vs. UTC.
Freshman guard/forward Sara Puckett is UT’s fourth-leading scorer. She is putting up 9.0 ppg. and is shooting 50.6 percent from the field, 39.4 percent on threes and 81.3 percent on free throws and has scored in double figures in five of her past seven contests. She got her first career start vs. UTC.
Graduate forward/center Keyen Green, graduate guard Jordan Walker, freshman forward Karoline Striplin and sophomore guard/forward Tess Darby average 7.1, 6.5, 5.1 and 4.5 ppg., respectively, with Walker and Darby the typical starters alongside Key, Horston and Dye.
Point guards Jordan Walker and Brooklynn Miles have been UT’s most secure regulars with the ball, accumulating 39/22 and 29/20 assist-to-turnovers totals.
UP NEXT: SEC ROAD TRIP TO ARKANSAS
Tennessee hits the road for its first trip to an SEC campus this season, with a 1 p.m. ET (Noon CT) tilt Sunday at Arkansas on SEC Network.
The Lady Vols return home to host #23/17 Texas A&M at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thurs., Jan. 6 (SEC Network).
UT-ALABAMA SERIES NOTES
The Lady Vols hold a 51-7 all-time record vs. Alabama, dating back to Jan. 22, 1977.
After the Tide halted a 42-game UT winning streak by claiming five straight from 2016 to 2019, Tennessee has struck back by winning the past two meetings.
Against the Crimson Tide, the Lady Vols are 23-1 in games played in Knoxville, 19-3 in Tuscaloosa and 9-3 at neutral sites.
After Alabama held Tennessee to 65 points or fewer in six straight meetings, the Lady Vols exploded for 82 in Tuscaloosa last season.
UT is 16-2 vs. Alabama in Coleman Coliseum, losing for the first time there on Feb. 16, 2017, 65-57.
From 2011-16, the Crimson Tide women played in Foster Auditorium, where UT was 2-1, including a 54-46 loss on Feb. 25, 2016.
Prior to the 2016 UA victory, the last Alabama win was on March 3, 1984, at the SEC Tournament in Athens, Ga., by a score of 85-66.
The other came at the 1981 SEC Tournament, as the Tide knocked off #10-ranked Tennessee, 77-71, on Jan. 30.
Kellie Harper is 3-2 vs. Alabama as a head coach, forging a 1-1 mark vs. the Tide while at NC State, a 0-1 record as Missouri State’s coach and a 2-0 edge at Tennessee.
Harper (then Kellie Jolly) was 7-0 vs. Alabama as a player at Tennessee.
Alabama director of operations Brian Johnson is a 2016 Tennessee graduate who served as a manager on the Lady Vol staff for four seasons.
ABOUT ALABAMA
Guards Brittany Davis (15.8), Megan Abrams (14.5) and JaMya Mingo-Young (11.1) pace Alabama.
UA has hit 87 three-pointers, led by Davis (26), Hannah Barber (23) and Abrams (22), compared to UT’s 52 on the season.
The Crimson Tide pushed Duke (now ranked No. 15/22) before falling 74-71 on Nov. 21.
ABOUT THE HEAD COACH
Alabama is led by head coach Kristy Curry, who is 142-120 in her ninth season in Tuscaloosa. She is 451-269 overall in her 23rd year.
She guided the Tide to a 17-10 overall record and 8-8 SEC mark in 2020-21, good for seventh place.
LAST TIME BAMA PLAYED
Alabama earned its 800th win in program history, defeating Sam Houston, 84-50, on Dec. 13 in Tuscaloosa.
Megan Abrams led Alabama (9-2) in scoring, recording 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including knocking down a pair of 3-pointers, and a 5-of-8 effort from the line. It marked the graduate’s fourth game of scoring more than 20 points this season.
Five players scored in double figures for the third time this season, as JaMya Mingo-Young (15), Brittany Davis (14), Hannah Barber (11) and Taylor Sutton (11) rounded out the fivesome. Mingo-Young put together back-to-back double-double games, adding 11 rebounds, two steals and two assists to her stat line against Sam Houston (4-5), and in just 22 minutes of action.
WHEN UT AND UA LAST MET
Senior Rennia Davis poured in 21 points to lead the No. 23/24 Lady Vols to a commanding 82-56 victory over Alabama in Coleman Coliseum on Jan. 17, 2021.
Davis added 10 rebounds to her 21 points to record her 34th career double-double. Junior Rae Burrell and sophomores Tamari Key and Jordan Horston were also in double figures for Tennessee (9-2, 3-1 SEC), finishing with 17, 15 and 14 points, respectively.
UT, which won its second straight over the Crimson Tide, improved to 51-7 in the all-time series and 17-2 in games at Coleman Coliseum.
Jordan Lewis paced Alabama (11-2, 4-2 SEC) with 22 points, and Jasmine Walker turned in a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With only two days left before the 2021 TransPerfect Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium, the Tennessee football team wrapped up their second-to-last practice of the season Tuesday afternoon at Vanderbilt Stadium.
The energy, excitement and focus the team has felt going into the bowl game has been on full display in the on-site practices the Volunteers have had this week. The defensive players who met with the media following Tuesday’s practice echoed a similar tone as the offensive side of the ball: this team is ready to play and finish the season off the right way.
“We’re all dialed in,” senior safety Trevon Flowers said. “We definitely want to win this game. We’ve been going hard all week and we’ve been locked in.”
Vols DB Theo Jackson / Credit: UT Athletics
Offensively, the Vols have reached new heights this year. The defense has been able to benefit from that success and use it as fuel to up their level of play. With this test against a very pass-heavy offense, the mentality stays the same. Defensive lineman Ja’Quain Blakely feels that intensity in their play and is fired up to play in his second Music City Bowl after playing in the 2016 edition his freshman year.
“We know that our offense is fast, our offense is going to score. So, we live by the philosophy, ‘they don’t score, they don’t win,’ so we got to come out on fire ready to go,” said Blakely. “It’s been fun just (being) out with the guys and just enjoying my teammates. This is the last hoorah, so just enjoying my teammates and in Nashville, no better place to be.”
Bowl games are also a great place for the young players to get some work and veteran leader Theo Jackson has seen the future of the program put in the time to develop into an elite group. It has been a case in the defensive secondary all season: next man up. That approach has paid dividends as the game of football demands that the whole team is up to any challenge in front of it.
“That’s a big thing that we’ve kind of harped on all year, just to have no drop-off at all. If somebody goes down, then the next person comes in and they know what to do, how to do it, so it’s really easy for when we do have to come out,” Jackson added. “We don’t have any nervousness of who’s in the game. We don’t have to change up the play calling or anything like that, so it’s just nice to have that feeling.”
The bowl game also signals the end of an era, and for Matthew Butler and other seniors who have given their all for Tennessee every day, it is the last time they will suit up in Big Orange. Players of their magnitude, with a grit for the game, a love for Tennessee and yearning to win and improve as individuals, it can be sad to see it all come to a close. Finishing the right way, as Flowers mentioned, is one thing, but taking it in, and playing their final game in Nashville in front of Vol Nation, could not have a more storybook ending.
“It’s a positive thing,” Butler said. “Eight guys in my class–and the class before me, everybody here, we’ve been through a lot, so I just see this as another milestone. This is my last game, but I was just thankful to be a part and I am thankful to be a part of this really wonderful program, and then pave the way for this program to go places that are above and beyond anything that we can think. You think championship, but how do you win that championship and the culture around the program and all these great things. I’m just thankful to be a part of setting that standard. There’s no negative thoughts like, ‘oh gosh, this is my last game,’ just go out there and ball.”
Kickoff between Tennessee and Purdue is slated for 2 p.m. CT on Dec. 30 in Nissan Stadium and will be broadcast on ESPN. Tickets for the game are on sale through the bowl at musiccitybowl.com. For more information on the bowl, visit UTsports.com/musiccitybowl.
On why the defense has been strong early in games… “I think we’re starting strong because we know that our offense is fast, our offense is going to score. So, we live by the philosophy, ‘they don’t score, they don’t win,’ so we got to come out on fire ready to go.”
On if there’s any anxiety after seeing other games canceled… “A little bit, just because we’ve worked so hard for this. This is something that I’m excited for and I’m ready to get into, and just to know that any given day it could be canceled is kind of sketchy and scary.”
On this being his second Music City Bowl and how this one is different… “Very different. It’s been fun just (being) out with the guys and just enjoying my teammates. This is the last hoorah, so just enjoying my teammates and in Nashville, no better place to be.”
On facing a Purdue team that throws the ball a lot… “It’s exciting. They throw the ball a lot, so we get to pass rush and kind of have fun and do what we do.”
On what the Nashville experience has been like for him… “I like Nashville. I’ve been here a few times over the past I guess five years that I’ve been here, so I’ve enjoyed it. I’ve just been able to relax and kind of do some of my regular things I do here, but for the most part it’s been at the hotel enjoying the experience at the Gaylord Opry.”
On if other bowl games getting canceled has discouraged the team from going out too much… “I mean, we’re always careful and I don’t go out too much. Obviously, I want to play this football game and excel in it, as well as the rest of the team, and of course win the game, so all precautions are taken.”
On if he thinks about this being his last game at Tennessee… “Oh man, I think about that of course, but it’s a positive thing. Eight guys in my class – Jay Blakely, who I think you all just talked to – and the class before me, everybody here, we’ve been through a lot, so I just see this as another milestone. This is my last game, but I was just thankful to be a part and I am thankful to be a part of this really wonderful program and then pave the way for this program to go places that are above and beyond anything that we can think. You think championship, but how do you win that championship and the culture around the program and all these great things. I’m just thankful to be a part of setting that standard so there’s no negative thoughts like, ‘oh gosh, this is my last game,’ just go out there and ball.”
On if it’s hard to believe he’s been at Tennessee this long… “Yeah, it’s hard to believe that I’ve been around this program for this long. But, through the ups and downs everything has really been extremely enjoyable. I do love Tennessee. Coming here, I had high expectations for wins and stats and this and that, and obviously that didn’t go exactly as planned, but I got so much more just from the experience and the people I’ve met and the things that I’ve learned on the field and off the field. I grew into more of a man, so that’s a testament to all the great people that I’ve been around, whether the football side when, perfectly or not perfectly, I’m thankful for everybody who’s been through this program with me as teammate, coach, administrator or anything else, so it really has been great.”
On facing a persistent Purdue passing attack… “We’re up for the challenge. Of course, as DBs we like action, we want to be able to play fast and communicate. Man, it’s the last game … we want them to throw it a lot and we’re looking forward to making plays.”
On finishing the season the right way… “We’re all dialed in. I’ve seen guys go harder in practice this week than (they have) the whole season. We definitely want to win this game. We’ve been going hard all week and we’ve been locked in.”
On the competition within the defensive backs during bowl practices… “It’s been good, but like I said, we’ve been competing all year. Nothing has really changed too much, of course you’ve got to focus on the details a little bit more because you had a starter, Alontae Taylor, leave. We’ve just been locked in and all of us are focusing on our details a little bit more.”
On spending time in Nashville… “It’s been good, (the people) have showed us love. I’ve had a good time with the guys. This is my first time actually experiencing the city, so it’s been great.”
On Purdue’s pass-heavy approach and potentially seeing reserves play in the secondary… “I feel like from all the snaps that we’ve taken in recent games, we’re good. But if we do need to go deeper in the depth chart, we will. With how our bodies feel and the things they do, that we’ll be fine.”
On experiencing a bowl game in his hometown… “It’s always a positive to go home, but just doing it with the guys who I had started with, it kinds of means a little bit more to do it here with them.”
On younger cornerbacks seeing extra time in bowl prep… “They’re preparing well. They’re getting extra reps and learning about Purdue’s offense. They’re taking it in well, and I feel like they’re going to play well too.”
On younger DBs stepping up when their name is called… “That’s a big thing that we’ve kind of harped on all year, just to have no drop-off at all. If somebody goes down, then the next person comes in and they know what to do, how to do it, so it’s really easy for when we do have to come out. We don’t have any nervousness of who’s in the game. We don’t have to change up the play calling or anything like that, so it’s just nice to have that feeling.”
On finishing the bowl game… “We just treat it like another game. Going in, we understand what kind of game this is, but we’re just treating it like any other game. Go in, and have the mentality to win.”
Purdue Boilermakers Co-DC/LB coach Brad Lambert & C-OC/QB Coach Brian Brohm at the Main Press Conference at Opryland in Nashville ahead of Thursday’s Music City Bowl between Purdue and Tennessee.
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Purdue Co-DC Brad Lambert & Co-OC Brian Brohm / Credit: 99.1 The Sports Animal
As news broke of the passing of Football legend John Madden – many tributes started to pour in.
Kenny Chesney shared his own, “So long to my good fiend John Madden. He was such a big part of the ‘Boys Of Fall’ film. We became friends after his interview, and he’ll be missed by everyone that loves the game of football. Thank you, John, for your time and for listening to my song and bringing so many people together on a Sunday afternoon. Rest In Peace, my friend.”
KennyChesney became friends with the man who is synonymous with the gridiron game more than a decade ago as Kenny was making The Boys Of Fall which featured Madden.
Watch the trailer for the football documentary here…
Headline Photo Credit: Allister Ann Additional Photos Courtesy of Kenny Chesney
Vols DB Theo Jackson spoke with media Tuesday following Tennessee’s third practice in Nashville ahead of their matchup with Purdue in the Music City Bowl.
Vols DB Theo Jackson / Credit: WNML Staff
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